THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



Hugh holds of Hugh 2 carucates of land in 

 BOSEWORDE [Market Bosworth]. There is land 

 for I plough. A priest with a deacon and 

 4 bordars and 2 serfs has this (plough) there. 

 There (are) 12 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 

 I furlong in length and half a furlong in breadth. 

 It was worth 10 shillings ; now (it is worth) 

 2O shillings. 



The same holds of Hugh the third part of 



1 carucate of land in BARTONE [Barton in the 

 Beans]. There is land for half a plough. This 

 he has there ; with I villein and 2 bordars. 

 There (are) 2 acres of meadow, it was worth 

 1 2 pence ; now (it is worth) 3 shillings. 



These two lands belong to the queen's fee. 

 Alwin held them freely in King Edward's time. 



Huard holds in NIWEBOLD [Newbold Verdon] 



2 carucates of land. There is land for 2 ploughs. 

 Now there (is) I plough in demesne ; with 

 2 bordars. It is worth 10 shillings. 



XIIII. THE LAND OF HENRY 

 DE FERIERES 



HENRY DE FERIERES holds of the king STAPE- 

 FORD [Stapleford]. There (are) 14 carucates of 

 land. In King Edward's time 1 7 ploughs were 

 there. Of this land 4 carucates are in demesne 

 and there (are) 5 ploughs and 4 serfs. There 

 23 villeins with 4 bordars and 23 sochmen have 

 13 ploughs. There (are) 2 mills rendering (de) 

 8 shillings and 130 acres of meadow. It was 

 worth 4 pounds ; now (it is worth) 10 pounds. 



The same Henry holds TUNGE [Tonge] with 

 all its appendages. There are 21 J carucates of 

 land. In King Edward's time 1 1 ploughs were 

 there. Of this land 3 carucates are in demesne. 35 

 There 27 villeins with 2 sochmen and 8 bordars 

 have 13 ploughs. There (are) 6 acres of meadow. 

 Wood(land) I league in length and half a league 

 in breadth. It was worth 5 shillings ; now (it 

 is worth) 6 pounds. 



In WERDITONE [Worthington] there are 



4 carucates of land. In King Edward's time 



5 ploughs were there. There 4 sochmen with 



6 villeins and 2 bordars have 3 ploughs. Wood- 

 (land) 4 furlongs in length and I furlong in 

 breadth. It was worth 12 pence ; now (it is 

 worth) 2O shillings. Alwin claims the soc of 

 I carucate of this land, saying that it belongs 

 (per tine f) to SCEPESHEFDE [Shepshed] (a manor) of 

 the king's. 88 



In SAXEBI [Saxby] there are 5 carucates of 

 land belonging to STAPEFORD [Stapleford]. 

 There 9 villeins have 3 ploughs and a mill 



u A blank occurs here in the MS. 

 K The word ' rfgis ' is interlined. 



rendering (de) 2 shillings and 60 acres of meadow. 

 The value of it (precium ejus) (is included in that 

 of) (in) Stapleford. 



The same Henry holds 9 carucates of land 

 in CASTONE [Coston]. In King Edward's time 

 10 ploughs were there. In demesne there are 37 

 i ploughs and 2 serfs; and 12 sochmen and 

 10 villeins with i bordar have 7 ploughs. There 

 (is) a mill rendering (de) 10 shillings and 100 

 acres of meadow. It was worth 40 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 7 pounds. 



The same Henry holds EDMERESTORP [Ed- 

 mondthorpe] and WITMEHAM [Wymondham]. 

 There are 27^ carucates of land. In King 

 Edward's time 16 ploughs were there. Of this 

 land 2 carucates are in demesne 38 and there (are) 



7 ploughs and 4 serfs ; and 28 villeins with a 

 priest and 4 bordars have 14 ploughs. There 

 (are) 300 acres of meadow. It was worth 

 4 pounds ; now (it is worth) 13 pounds. 



In SATGRAVE [Seagrave] there is half a carucate 

 of land. There I villein with I bordar has 39 

 I plough and 4 acres of meadow. It was worth 

 6 pence ; now (it is worth) 2 shillings. 



In WERDEBI [Wyfordby] there is half a 

 carucate of land, waste. Nevertheless it is worth 



8 pence. 



The same Henry holds 6 carucates of land in 

 WORTONE [Orton on the Hill]. In King Edward's 

 time 6 ploughs were there. In demesne there 

 are 4 ploughs with i serf ; and 1 5 villeins with 

 13 bordars have 5 ploughs. It was worth 

 40 shillings; now (it is worth) 100 shillings. 



Nigel holds of Henry 6 carucates of land in 

 TUICROS [Twycross]. In King Edward's time 

 6 ploughs were there. In demesne there is 

 I plough with I serf; and n villeins with 

 6 bordars have 6 ploughs. It was worth 3 

 shillings ; now (it is worth) 40 shillings. 



Roald holds of Henry w 3 carucates of land in 

 GOPESHIJLLE [Gopsall]. In King Edward's time 

 3 ploughs were there. In demesne there is 



1 plough ; and 8 villeins with 5 bordars have 



2 ploughs. It was worth 1 2 pence ; now (it is 

 worth) 30 shillings. 



Henry himself (ifse) holds 2 carucates of land 

 in SCEPA [Sheepyj. In King Edward's time 



3 ploughs were there. 8 villeins with 6 bordars 

 have these (ploughs) there. There (is) a mill 

 rendering (de) 2 shillings and 6 acres of meadow. 

 It was worth 2 shillings ; now (it is worth) 

 30 shillings. 



*"Est' in the MS. 



38 ' In dominio ' interlined. 

 89 ' Habent ' in the MS. 

 40 ' De Henrico ' interlined. 



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